Journal-box and lid.



PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907.

0'. G. HAWLEY. JOURNAL BOX AND LID.

APPLICATION FILED 001226. 1906.

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APPLICATION FILED 00126, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orr ron.

CHARLES GILBERT HAWLEY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

JOURNAL-BOX AND LID.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES GILBERT HAWLEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and Stateof Illinois, have invented a certain new, useful, and Improved J ournal-Box and Lid, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in journal boxes for railway cars,and has special reference to improvements in spring pressed lids forsuch journal boxes.'

The object of my invention is to provide a journal box with a flatimperforate lid, that shall be adapted to close the opening of the boxand which shall be equipped with an external spring capable of firmlyseating the lid upon the box and also adapted to hold. the lid in raisedor opened position.

My invention consists generally in a j ournal box, preferably of theMaster Car Builders type, having the usual hinge lug and hinge pin atits top, in combination with a flat imperforate lid hinged upon said.pin, a leaf spring having its lower end fixed upon the outer face ofsaid lid and its upper end pressing against said hinge lug to. hold thelid in closed and opened position; all as hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

The invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification and inwhich;

Figure l is an end elevation of a journal box and lid embodying myinvention, the upper portion of the hood or spring protector beingbroken away to disclose the hinge lug on the box and the upper end ofthe spring; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line X-X of Fig. 1; Fig. 3is a sectional view of the lid and its spring, as the same appear whenseparated from the box; and, Fig. 4is a similar view showing the springin position to be secured to the lid, disclosing the form of the springbefore it is riveted thereto.

As shown in the drawings, A, represents a journal box having a hingelug, B, on its top. This box is identical with the well known boxesdenominated as of the Master Car Builders type and its lug, B, has thecharacter istic form, presenting flat surfaces, B and B upon its outerface and top.

C represents a flat imperforate plate or lid Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed October 26,

Patented June 4, 1907'.

1906. Serial No. 340.684.

preferably having flanges, C, on its inner side to fit the marginalportion of the box. The upper edge of the plate, C, is provided with twohinge lugs, C and the hinge, lugs B and C are joined by the usualhorizontal hinge. pin, D. Thus the lid is adapted to be raised.

and lowered to open and close the journal box. The lid proper, 6., theplate portion, C, contains no openings, and it is obvious that it willeffectually exclude dust from the journal box when closed. For holdingthe lid closed and also in opened position, I employ the peculiarspring, E. This is a leaf spring which. either has a set inward curve asshown in Figs. 1 to 4, or which is initially straight, as in that formof the invention shown in Figs. 5 to 7.-

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4 the initial curve or set of the spring isconsiderable. The spring reaches from substantially themiddle of the lidto the top of the box lug, B, and presents its concave side to the outerface of the lid. At approximately the middle of the lid, I provideeither a thick washer (not shown) or a raised portion, H, having springholding ribs, H, at its edges. The spring contains a rivet hole;likewise the lid and the spring being placed on the part, H, is securedto the lid by the rivet, F. In its initial position,

'when first attached to the lid the lower end of the spring is fastenedupon the projection, H, and its upper portion rests upon and pressesagainst the upper edge of the plate or lid, C. In other words, when thespring is drawn down by the act of riveting it to the lid, the spring isplaced under initial tension; it will then present the appearanceshownin Fig. 3. It will be noted that in this position the upper end of thespring intersects the projected plane of the outer surface of the lid.

When the lid is placed upon the box, considerable force must be used topress its lugs into alinement with the lug on the box; and when thehinge pin has been inserted, it will be found that the spring, initiallytensioned as explained, will exert great force against the lug, B,thereby, by reaction through the hinge, exerting a heavy pressure uponthe lid to hold it in place against the box.

G, represents a hood or spring protector preferably formed integrallywith the lid and having a large opening, G, at its lower end to preventthe lodgment of cinders or dust within the hood. For a like reason, thedischarging of cinders, I prefer to incline the upper ends of the springholding ribs, H, merging said ends with'the face of the lid (see G Theround washer (not shown) which I sometimes employ in place of theintegral portion, H, possesses like advantages as to ready discharge ofcinders from the hood.

As various modifications of my invention will readily suggest themselvesto one skilled in the art, I do not confine my invention to the specificconstruction herein shown and described.

Having -thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A journal box having a hinged lug on its top, in combination with ahinge pin in said lug, a fiat imperforate lid hinged upon said pin, aslightly curved leaf spring presenting its concaved side to said lid, aprojection upon the outer face of said lid means permanently securingthe lower end of the spring thereto, whereby the spring is placed andheld under tension at all times substantially as described.

2. A journal box having a hinge lug, a hinge pin in said lug, incombination with a flat imperforate lid hinged on said pin and providedwith a projection upon its outer face, and a curved leaf spring havingits lower end pressed and riveted upon said proj ection and having itsupper end engaged with the lug on the box, substantially as described.

3. A ournal box lid comprising an imperforate plate having hinge lugs onits upper edge, in combination with a single leaf spring, a thickness ofvmetal between the lower end of said spring and said lid, and a rivetsecuring the spring thereon and initially causing the spring to pressagainst the upper edge of the 11d, substantially as described.

4. A journal box lid comprising an imperforate plate, having hinge lugson its upper edge, in combination with a single leaf spring, a thicknessof metal between the lower end of said spring and said lid, a rivetsecuring the spring thereon and causing the spring to press against theupper edge of the lid and a spring hood or protector covering the upperpart of said spring and open at top and bottom, the lower end of thespring and said rivet being exposed below the end of the hoodsubstantially as described.

5. A journal box lid comprising a flat im perforate plate having hingelugs on its upper edge and provided with a projection, H, upon its outersurface, in combination with a curved spring presenting its concave sideto the outer face of said lid and riveted upon said projection,substantially as described.

6. A journal box lid comprising a fiat imperforate plate having hingelugs on its upper edge and provided with projections,-H and H, upon itsouter surface, in combination with a curved spring presenting itsconcave side to the outer face of said lid and riveted upon saidprojection H, between said projections, H, substantially as described.

7. A ournal box having a hinge lug on its top, in combination with ahinge pin in said lug, a flat imperforate lid hinged upon said pin, anda flatleaf spring having itslower end secured upon the outer face ofsaid lid and its upper end engaged with the lug on said box, said springbeing adapted to press on the edge of the lid when the latter is removedfrom the box, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, this 16th day ofOctober, 1906, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES GILBERT HAWLEY.

Witnesses:

F. G. KNIGHT, ARTHUR L. SLEE.

